Firefighters tackle wildfires

The emergency services are continuing to tackle wildfires raging across the UK
following a record-breaking dry spell.

1:11PM BST 03 May 2011

At Swinley Forest in Bracknell, Berkshire four fires have been raging since Monday evening. Roads in large areas of Bracknell have been closed and the fires are estimated to cover around 200 hectares.

Wild fires have also broken out in the Scottish Highlands where 22 firefighters were battling a blaze near Shiel Bridge. A second fire was being fought at Torridon where a crew of nine have been working since Sunday to bring the flames under control.

In Northern Ireland fires have burned for much of the bank holiday weekend in Counties Down, Armagh and Tyrone as hundreds of acres of land have been scorched.